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Bias correction methods for decadal sea-surface temperature forecasts

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|Dec 2014

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Language: English
Page range: 23681 - 23681
Submitted on: Dec 27, 2013
Accepted on: Mar 11, 2014
Published on: Dec 1, 2014
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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